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Your support makes all the difference.Midfielder Fernandinho has urged Manchester City to cast aside their painful Champions League exit at the hands of Monaco and make a swift return to winning ways in Sunday's Premier League clash against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
City were fiercely criticised after the Champions League last-16 tie against Monaco, which they lost on away goals as the French side brutally exposed their fragile defence in a 6-6 aggregate draw.
"We have to keep our heads up. It's a great game to play -- especially at home in front of our fans. We have to give an answer to our fans," Fernandinho told the club's website.
"It (Monaco) was not the result we wanted."
Fernandinho remained optimistic about City's chances of picking up silverware this season as they sit third in the league, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, and take on Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley next month.
"We have two competitions to play -- the league is not finished yet and we have the semi-final of the FA Cup so we are looking forward to that," the 31-year-old Brazilian added.
City are a point and a place above Liverpool, who have played one game more.
Follow all of the action with our liveblog below...
What time is the match?
The match is on Sunday 19 March, and kicks-off at 16.30.
What TV channel is it on?
The game will be live on Sky Sports 1, HD and UHD.
What are the provisional squads?
Manchester City: Caballero, Bravo, Zabaleta, Sagna, Kompany, Stones, Otamendi, Clichy, Kolarov, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Delph, De Bruyne, Silva, Navas, Sane, Sterling, Nolito, Aguero, Iheanacho.
Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Milner, Can, Lallana, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Coutinho, Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Moreno, Klavan, Gomez, Lucas, Stewart, Origi, Woodburn, Wilson.
What are the odds?
Man City: 28/29
Liverpool: 56/19
Draw: 13/5
48 MINS
The ball flies into the penalty area and it falls into the path of Mane, but Stones leaps in front of the strike and it deflects out for a corner kick.
49 MINS
The referee points to the spot, after Clichy takes down Firmino.
Yellow card: Clichy.
51 MINS
GOAL
MANCHESTER CITY 0 - 1 LIVERPOOL
Milner buries the penalty perfectly into the corner against his former club. Liverpool have finally got the advantage, so the response from Guardiola's men will now be crucial.
56 MINS
De Bruyne delivers a corner into the area, but Stones is unable to hit the target with his headed attempt.
59 MINS
Liverpool are passing the ball around confidently, but City are continuing to chase possession relentlessly.
61 MINS
Firmino is denied from close range by Caballero, following a clever ball from Coutinho. It's a tremendous stop from the 35-year-old goalkeeper.
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